If you’re looking for an active and engaging social media experience, you might want to reconsider how much time and effort you’re putting into Google+.
According to research from RJ Metrics, the average post on Google+ has less than one reply, reshare, and +1, which is way below activity on Facebook and Twitter. Continue Reading…
Email notifications from Google+ have received an exciting update that adds more social functionality to the normally stale alerts.
The Gmail team has announced that these notifications are now fully functional, which means you’ll be able to interact with content you’re sent directly from your inbox.
In addition to adding people to Circles and keeping up with Google+ content, you’re now able to view, comment on, and +1 Continue Reading…
Google News will receive three new features today, including larger images, real-time coverage, and Google+ integration.
Although Google News already featured some integration with Google+, the search giant is expanding it so that readers will be able to see what their Circles have to say about specific news items.
“This way you can see what your Circles, journalists covering the story, and notables like politicians or others who are the subjects of stories have to say about breaking news, Continue Reading…
Much ado has been made over Google+ since its launch. Just like Google’s earlier social endeavors it was quickly heralded as a game changer by tech writers and social media analysts everywhere. There were also those who were quick to call it a failure. Unlike Wave and Buzz, however, Google+ has made meaningful progress in the market. It has deeply integrated Google+ within its other products, demonstrating the priority it places on this new platform. Continue Reading…
Many online services come with a high amount of email notifications, most of which aren’t very useful. Gmail‘s recent update aims to remedy this by providing Google+ members with more valuable notifications.
In the past, Google+ email notifications alerted you when someone added you, but it didn’t provide any functionality past that. Last week Gmail tweaked its service and now you’re able to Circle someone back directly from the email notification. Continue Reading…
One reason Google+ stands out among other social networks is because of its live video chat feature, Hangouts. This week Google made some changes to its interface, which make it easier to invite people to a Hangout.
With Google+ Hangouts you can chat face-to-face with customers, share a screen with team members, or broadcast to hundreds of fans through Hangouts On Air. Continue Reading…
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